Causes of the Great Depression Lecture Sheet:

"Cinderella Man" -- Film

The Hollywood Film Cinderella may be available on Netflix or elsewhere.

Film sheet: click here.​​A documentary of Jim Braddock's story is here.

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Lecture: "The Impact of the Great Depression"

For the lecture sheet, click here. For the slide show, click here. It may take a few moments to load. To listen to and watch video of the three songs discussed in the lecture, click the links below.

Brother Can you Spare a Dime? (video has illustrating photos; the lyrics are at the end of the powerpoint)God Bless America (main part of song is during the first two minutes; it was part of a film and clips are shown after that)This Land is Your Land (video just has one photo; follow along with the lyrics in the slideshow while listening to the song)Strange Fruit (video is of Billie Holiday singing the song; follow along with the lyrics in the slideshow while watching or listening)

Video: "Surviving the Dust Bowl" (PBS, The American Experience)

You can watch the video below or view it on YouTube here. You can also read the transcript by clicking the link below.

Surviving the Dust Bowl Transcript

Video: "Hoover Dam: The Making of a Monument" (PBS, The American Experience)

Click below for the handout and the transcript of the video. To watch a preview of the video at the website, click here. But you can explore the website and see photos and read the transcript. You can also do a search and find it at various other online sources.​Hoover Dam Film Sheet, click here.Transcript of Hoover Dam film, click here.